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Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Cumberland Plain SuperSite

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 04/03/2026

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Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected twice per year to capture vegetation cover within the core hectare at Cumberland Plain SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The images are captured at the times of estimated maximum and minimum LAI. In addition, DCP images have been taken on a monthly basis from 2018-2020 at a subset of sites in the core hectare, co-located with litterfall traps and under-canopy radiation sensors, to evaluate more detailed seasonal dynamics of LAI and other aspects of canopy growth.

The Cumberland Plain SuperSite was established in 2012 in endangered remnant Eucalyptus woodland and is subject to pressure from invasive weeds, altered fire regimes, urban development, conversion to agriculture and extreme climate events. However, the woodland is in excellent condition with the exception of edge effects. The site is located on the Hawkesbury Campus of the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales. For additional site information, see https://deims.org/a1bb29d8-197c-4181-90d8-76083afd44bb/ .

Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed overstorey cameras, and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

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Title Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Cumberland Plain SuperSite
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7321b1de-ea13-424d-9731-3f50f6250913
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
e.pendall@westernsydney.edu.au
Reference Period 10/03/2015
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

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This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Cumberland Plain SuperSite". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/digital-cover-photography-dcp-from-tern-cumberland-plain-supersite